1940 Magnet Yearbook

16 THE MAGNET. 1940
Discessurus Vos Saluto
C. L. B.
Students of Janrjs, Till' J/aKJlc/ bids me
\\riIC you a 1ll1"5S;:Ij:!:e. in view of my 'lpproachin~
retiremenl in June. So I mllst
look back o\'er my years here. \\'hen I joined
the staff in September, 1913. Or. Embree
was Headmaster. ]{ctiring in 1914. he was
succeeded by .\IT. Jcffries. whose re.~irne
1,ISle(! from 1914 till 1934. Then came ~Ir.
Clarkf'. principal till 1939, when .\IT. Allin
was appointed.
It comes 10 me with something: of :t.
...hock. as I scall these dales. thal I am nolV
in my twenty-eij:!:hth year as Classics Head
here. That is a long: time. Clearly I should
be ~ettin~ re,ld}' to depiUl. It is a pity
that ,,!!e forces me to retire just when I
am oeginnillg 10 know a Hull" Greek an,1
Latin. but old Father Time, as Horate tells
us, is intolerable. r musl ~o, but I shall
take with me many pleasant memories.
-'"e\·er. [ think. wa.~ Jan·j.o. a l!rl';lI('r
school than durinA the la,;;l thirty year~.
:\Iy lir~t graduation d,ISS contained many
line boys. a laf.!:"t' numbf.r of whom went
\I\'er:-eas in 1915. Onc of them. Jack
Dymond. was l'rillCC of \\"ales Scholarshil)
m,iIl Ihill year. and bIer rlistil1J,:uished himself
by ~allantry in France..\ .o.plendi(l
c1as.;;;. that of 1915~
During- those yt'ilrs \\'(' carried Oil in the
din,!!y old buildinJ,: helow Carlton Street.
The school was much small('r then, and we
tauAht our classes frOJll Form I up, thus
J,(elling: 10 know our pupils well. and doinA
helt('r work in some wavs than noli'. Then
came Ihe J,:reat year. 1924. whl'n we left
Ihe ol{l buildinJ,: for our ,;;pll'lIdid {juart('rl<
here. We marched in proce~ion lip the
streel. and made triullll)hal entry.
\\"hen the w,lr was over we began 1I"0rk·
in,!! for the Jarl"is War~[elllorial. to hOllor
tho!'t' who went o\·erseas. Their names. alS(!
the names of those killed in action, Illay be
.'«:{-n on the bronze tablets in the Entrance
Hall. To pro\'i(le funds for this. Illany Toronto
artists donated painting:s. which were
sold at ;nlction. The proceeds of these ;;'1.1es.
supplementl"d by school concerts, pro\'idl"d
the money for the beautiful murals in the
.\ssembly Room. These war years showcd
Jan·is. 1 thouAht. al her ,greatest.
.\5 J look back in memory. and as J scan
the lists of our scholarship tablets in the
corridor. I recall many brilliant boys and
girls. and I confess to .. feeling of pride as
1 feel I can claim my share in the le;lchin~
of these students who added to the reput;lIioll
of our great old school.
I am proud of being one of the present
staff. proud of my association with such
former teachers as )Ir. Jl'nnin~s. Dr.
l'lardy, ~Ir. Tap:..cott. and )Iiss Smithson.
I al11 pfoud to have taught :\Iiss Helen
Bryans,:'Ilis5 lIelen SI. John. both formerly
of the staff: also )Iiss Kitty St. John.
)Iiss Cochrane. ~liss Stinson. )fr. Steinhauer,
all members of our staff now. And
J am proud of our scholarship boys and
J!irls. who kept up their brilliant records
aftt'r they left us..\nd it is pleasing to rencet
thal these S